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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
650
700
700
650
700
650
650
700
650
1300
600
600
650
650
650
700
km/h
70
S
90
SW
75
SW
40
S
15
S
15
SSW
0
S
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
10
3
4
9
—
1
3
—
—
3
2
1
6
3
2
2
 mm
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-6
-8
min °C
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-4
-9
-9
 chill °C
-11
-14
-14
-10
-7
-8
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
-8
-7
-9
-9
-18
-18
Freezing level m
850
1000
600
650
900
450
550
400
0
300
200
450
600
200
300
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
Sunset
5:43
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:36
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:24
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
101 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
58
107 km NNE
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
119 km SSE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 184).
66
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
149 km SSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower in the vicinity.
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
161 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
162 km SW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.